PH Embassy in Phnom Penh’s Outreach Brings Consular Services, Overseas Voting Registration Closer to Filipinos Despite the Pandemic
Philippine Embassy in Phnom Penh Vice Consul Frances Cleofas provides an overview of the Embassy’s consular services during the outreach, the ongoing overseas voting registration, as well as the recently concluded Intermediate Khmer Language Classes for Filipinos in Cambodia. (Phnom Penh PE photo)
PHNOM PENH 22 December 2020 – The Philippine Embassy in Phnom Penh brought closer consular services and overseas voting registration to Filipinos residing in Siem Reap and nearby provinces, despite the pandemic, during a mobile outreach from 12 to 13 December 2020.
During the two-day consular outreach mission, a total of 60 Filipinos were served and 65 consular services were rendered, namely: Embassy I.D. issuance and renewal; passport renewal and passport extensions; civil registry (Report of Birth and Report of Marriage); and notarial services (e.g. acknowledgment of employment contract, Special Power of Attorney, affidavits, etc.).
Filipinos who went to the consular outreach thanked the Embassy and all its personnel for “making mobile services available” to the Filipinos in Siem Reap and for the “kind,” “accommodating” and “efficient” services given to Filipinos in Cambodia.
On the first day of the outreach, the Embassy personnel wore shirts and face masks with the words “VAW-free community starts with me,” which is the theme of the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW), celebrated from November 25 to December 12 annually.
Siem Reap is six hours away by land travel from Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital. The Embassy regularly conducts a mobile outreach in said areas at least once a year. END
Embassy’s ATN Officer Mr. Ernie Enriquez (rightmost) checks the application form and documentary requirements of a Filipino client, while Embassy personnel Ms. Fe Geronimo (second from the right) helps a Filipino register as an overseas voter in Cambodia. (Phnom Penh PE photo)
Embassy personnel Mr. Julius Verano (leftmost) assists a Filipino client in renewing his passport, while Ms. Erlin Robles (second from the left) processes an Embassy ID application. (Phnom Penh PE photo)
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